The Getty

I visited the Getty Center in LA and the Getty Villa in Malibu. The Center was as bright as the rest of LA (something that just made my eyes tear and hurt). The stones they used for the building and grounds bounce light all over the place. I enjoyed the August Sander and Bechers show while there.

Here's a shot of the dining area (in the cool shade!). I have to say that the heat didn't really bother me at all because it's dry heat. I sweated much less than I would in the same temperature than let's say, oh, Bangkok. Plus at night, it always cooled down nicely and was comfortable without ac.


I was really into these "trellises."


A close-up.


These were so soft, I kept running my hands through them.


The Getty Villa combined with some beach time makes for a super day trip. Remember that you have to reserve tickets in advance to get into the Villa, but it's free. J.P. has a great collection of Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art. The villa setting is really nice, reminds me of what the Cloisters is to the Met.


Super long fountain.


Interlocking Greek Key


Herakles.


Nice pattern on stone floor.


Roasted veggies sandwich (I highly recommend the food here, very affordable and one of the yummiest meals my whole time out West.)


A secluded beach in Malibu.

City of Angels

An angel seen along the Venice Canals.

I've been back from LA for oh 3 wks? I still want to share the trip with you so I'm going to divide it up into several posts over the next couple of days. This was my second trip to California, first to LA and it made a pretty big impression on me. There are some things over there that we just don't have on the East coast.

This chicken man for example...these and other huge figurines (in sombreros) are in abundance there. The signage in general was ultra fabulous.


Then there's Clifton's Cafeteria in downtown. It's part theme park and part seedy. The food is ok.






There's the abundance of taco trucks and stands. (That's a satisfied customer by the name of Maggie.)


And the abundance of fruit trees in people's yards. These are from the huge bucket of lemons we picked off Maggie's tree in the side yard and made into honey lemonade. I knew fruit trees existed in peoples yards but to experience it was so fun and exciting. (This is coming from someone who totally grew up in Queens.) I love fruit and I want to have a fruit tree in my yard!